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Thursday, 24 May 2018

Government in the reference first read above issued orders imposing ban on all transfers except in respect of certain cases referred therein. In the reference second read above, Government constituted a Committee of senior officers under the Chairmanship of Sri Ajay Misra, IAS, Special Chief Secretary to Government, Energy Department to formulate the “Transfer Guidelines” for all categories of employees, in consultation with the concerned stakeholders, with a direction to submit their recommendation for employees’ transfers, including Teachers, to Government.

The committee of senior officers submitted its report vide reference third read above, along with their recommendations/ guidelines in regard to transfers.

The Government, after careful consideration, hereby relax the ban on transfers imposed, vide reference first read above, for the period from 25th May, 2018 to 15th June, 2018. The HoDs and Competent Authorities shall follow the following guidelines while effecting transfer of employees.

Employees to be transferred

No person shall be transferred before completion of two years of service in a particular station as on 31-05-2018. The condition as to completion of two years, however, need not be followed in respect of Transfers on spouse grounds and

Employees transferred and provisionally ordered to serve in new districts during October, 2016.

No person shall be retained beyond 5 years of service in a particular station as on 31st May, 2018. However, the employees who are retiring before 31st May, 2019 shall not be transferred even if they have completed five years of service unless they make a specific request for their transfer.

To ensure that there is no dislocation of the work, not more than 40% of employees in any cadre shall be transferred.

Priority criteria for consideration of options:

When more than one employee opts for a particular place and while effecting the transfers, the competent authority shall give priority in the descending order as given below, subject to satisfaction of other conditions specified in this G.O. and the employee not facing charges in departmental/criminal proceedings:

Husband and Wife cases (only one of the spouse shall be shifted following the prescribed procedure).

The employees retiring before 31st May, 2019, in case of their opting for transfers.

Employees with disability of 70% or more as certified by a competent authority as per “Persons with Disabilities (P.W.D) (Equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) Act, 1995.

Employees having mentally retarded children to a place where medical facilities are available.

Widows appointed under the compassionate appointment scheme.

Medical grounds for the following diseases (either self or spouse or dependent children and dependent parents), to places where facilities are available for treatment. The employees who applied for priority under medical grounds shall be given preference in the following descending order.

a.Cancer

b.Neurosurgery

c.Kidney Transplantation

d.Liver Transplantation

e.Open Heart Surgery

f.Bone TB

Employees working in hardship areas. Each department will identify such areas for their employees.

The employee who has put in the longer service in a hardship area.

Once transfers are effected on personal or medical grounds, the Head of the Department will verify the truthfulness of the grounds of the reasons in a few test cases and report to Government if necessary, for further necessary action.